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The best wine for passion

Food and wine are not the only pairings. Wine and occasions also have a long standing tradition. Champagne, or any sparkling wine for Valentine's Day, is what immediately springs to mind. But what about after the sparkling wine, the dinner, and the sparkling conversation?

It turns out that wine can also be paired to activities. Chardonnay is great for early evening get-togethers, and as the night turns long and the conversation turns deep, nothing goes better with philosophy than a glass of well aged Vintage Port. But what about sex? What wine goes with sex?

Sparkling wines again come to mind, and they are refreshing between bouts. Still, what about the act itself?

Dessert wines. Sticky, sweet, luscious, and ever so lick-able.

Strawberries do best with a highly alcoholic and heady wine. Apricots and figs add a classic touch to your romp, and a nice Late Harvest Riesling would add even more dimensions.

If what you look for y mixing chocolate and wine, the perfect wine comes from Argentina, with the Fortified Malbec Malamado, that mixes in a special way with almost any kind of chocolate, and specially with the delicious nutella.

And finally, while honey itself may be too sweet for most wine accompaniments, a good Sauternes and the right frame of mind can do wonders.

This Valentines day (or any day you want to make special) look at desert wine through a new light, and suggest something sweet to your sweetheart.

 

Improve Sex With Chocolate? Alright!

There was a study that found that chocolate increases arousal in women. These studies prove that women who enjoy chocolate regularly have increased sexual desire.
Chocolate doesn't seem to affect men as much as women, but men don't usually need help with arousal in the bedroom.
How to Improve Sex with Chocolate
1. Eat chocolate with a high cocoa content, which makes it the most effective for improving sexual desire.
2. Women should Increase their chocolate intake before their period. Since premenstrual syndrome can decrease libido, eating dark chocolate once a day, a week before your period, helps increase the levels of serotonin in your body, which reduces anxiety.
3. Enjoy chocolate shortly before having sex. Chocolate helps release endorphins into the body, making you feel relaxed and satisfied. If you're feeling sluggish, or not in the mood, eating some chocolate will help boost your sex drive.
4. Use chocolate in sex play. Chocolate body paint and chocolate syrup can improve your sex life by bringing more fun into the bedroom.
5. Consume chocolate regularly for the greatest impact on arousal and improved sexual desire. If you don't like eating plain chocolate, try nutella and wine, an excellent combination.

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Chocolate, sex and seafood can boost your brain

 Many claim to have found the answer to keeping the mind active, from crosswords and Sudoku to plenty of exercise and cold showers.
But now it seems the secret may lie in our lifestyle and what we eat to fuel our bodies.
Dark chocolate and plenty of cold meat for breakfast top the list for boosting grey matter, researchers suggest, while sex is essential for keeping the brain fit in later life.
Those wishing to improve their mental power should avoid smoking cannabis, watching soap operas and hanging out with those who moan.
But cuddling a baby, cheating at homework, reading out loud and doing a business degree at university are all good for an efficient mind.
The theories, based on research from experts around the world, are contained in the book Teach Yourself: Training Your Brain.
Author Terry Horne, a business lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire, said: "What we eat and drink, how we learn at school and what type of moods we have are all crucial.
"People can make lifestyle choices that will constantly increase our cognitive capacity throughout our adult lives."
The book contains mental exercises and radical thinking on how diet, the environment, stress and other aspects of modern life affect our mental capacity.
It claims sex has a positive impact, listing seven chemical reactions the brain undergoes during intercourse which improve its functioning ability.
For instance, raised levels of oxytocin - or the "trust" hormone - increase a person's readiness to think of novel or risky solutions to a problem. Elements in dark chocolate-also prove beneficial.
Magnesium and antioxidant chemicals increase the supply of oxygen to the brain and reduce the chances of brain damage through a stroke. Ditching a low-fat diet is also recommended to boost performance.
The book suggests a breakfast of eggs, fish or cold meat, a lunch of protein-based foods such as oily fish and dark green vegetables, and carbohydrates for dinner - but not caffeine, alcohol or red meat.
Children should not do homework on their own - minds function better when working with parents or classmates.
It also says that speaking in front of a class helps pupils because of the repetition involved. And adults can boost memory by counting aloud to 99 in threes as fast as they can.
The book recommends that readers should seek a concept known as BLISS - Body-based pleasure, Laughter, Involvement, Satisfaction and Sex - which all enable the mind to perform well.Mr Horne added:
"Mix with people who make you laugh, have a good sense of humour or who share the same interests as you, and avoid people who whinge, whine and complain, as people who are negative will make you depressed."

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Chocolate and wine therapies for love

That chocolate releases a chemical stream that promotes welfare and sensuality is a fact corroborated by scientists and lovers.
Its antioxidant properties and great taste makes it an irresistible temptation, and the perfect companion for a passionate encounter.

The cosmetic and personal care industry has also taken advantage of the benefits of this sweet gift, and now have emerged Chocotherapies, that vitalize, nourish and soften the skin by using the properties of cocoa.
But this is not a new modality, since the story notes that although the chocolate was "discovered" by the first conquerors who set foot on America, the legendary Cleopatra, in addition to their famous baths of milk, used cocoa, the raw material of chocolate, in their bathrooms, to keep the smoothness of her skin.
Historians point out that this is probably the origin of therapies that use this fruit.
It is also known appreciation that the aristocratic Aztecs and Mayans classes had for this product, to which correctly attributed aphrodisiac qualities.
Montezuma II, Aztec emperor known for having more than 700 wives and lovers, drank over 50 cups a day of this infusion to maintain its pace of lovemaking.
More recently, after being scientifically proven the antioxidant properties of wine, the winemakers Cathiard Mathilde and Bertrand Thomas, from the famous Bordeaux region of France, created the first wine spa, in which patients receive massages and therapies ingredients as grape seed oil and vine leaves, among others.
The benefits are an increase in skin firmness, delayed the onset of the signs of aging and removing impurities, and a huge sense of wellbeing and increased sensuality.
If you want to discover or relive the pleasure wine and chocolate, either on the palate or skin, your Aladdin Hotel invites you to live in any of their rooms.

 

Pros and Cons of friends with “benefits”

There's a time-honored saying that goes something like this: "Friends are friends, pals are pals, and buddies sleep together." We´re not quite sure what it means, but we think this adage is mainly poking fun at those who use euphemisms to describe friendships that are, shall we say, more than platonic.

As men and women become increasingly free to indulge in physical relationships with relatively fewer consequences, some friends decide to take it to the next level, just for fun, without all the trappings of an actual relationship.

Being simply FWB is definitely easier at first, but are the negatives that come with it worth the promise of casual sex? Check out these pros and cons and decide for yourself.

Up sides
Sex with no strings.
The most apparent positive point about being FWB is the availability of easy sex, without all the pressures and limitations of a relationship. She can never accuse you of using her, or vice-versa, because you've both acknowledged from the start that you're, in fact, using each other. Using each other in a good way, however, because removing all the emotional baggage from sex makes it much simpler and potentially more enjoyable.

Tip: Remember the importance of honesty from the get-go.
The convenience factor.
Being FWB is extremely efficient and makes the most sense for people who don't have the time for a real romance, but still want to get some action without breaking any hearts along the way by misleading people.

Tip: One of the keys to being successful FWB is to keep it discreet. Don't get grabby in public. If you have an understanding, a simple quiet phone call late Friday night is all that's necessary, and if she's busy or tired, don't get insistent.

The comfort factor.

Performance anxiety is less of an issue with friends because you'll be more comfortable with them in general, physically and emotionally.

Tip: A high comfort level doesn't mean that you can get away with being a lazy lover.

Down sides.
Someone might get too attached.
The most common type of complication is when one of the friends gets too attached and begins wanting something more. It can be very difficult to separate emotions from sex, but if you want to be FWB, that is exactly what you have to steel yourself to do.
Tip: If you're possessive by nature, maybe it's best to just avoid the whole FWB idea to begin with.
May destroy a friendship.
Unfortunately, this is a fairly common outcome, because once you've crossed the physical line, the old dynamic between some friends is lost forever.
Tip: The best thing you can do is take precautions. In any case, even knowing you might regret it, this might still be a risk you're willing to take.
Future relationship problems
If your current girlfriend or boyfriend finds out (and sometimes, they do) that you used to be intimate with one of your female friends, she or he will instantly become jealous and suspicious of the other one

Tip: Although it may sound callous, it's best to be FWB with acquaintances rather than close friends, because when the sex winds down, you can let the relationship drop and cut them out of your life completely.

Possible bonus?
Being FWB can be fun and rewarding if both parties are clear that it's only about sex. Otherwise, it's a dangerous proposition. Very rarely, however, mutual romantic feelings may develop. And when this happens, it turns into much more than a rough agreement to satisfy the other person's physical needs -- it becomes a real relationship, built on a strong foundation of friendship and understanding.